"Additive manufacturing or 3D printing, manufacturing a product layer by layer, offers large design freedom and faster product development cycles, as well as low startup cost of production, on-demand production and local production. In principle, any product could be made by additive manufacturing. Even food and living organic cells can be printed. We can create, design and manufacture what we want at the location we want. 3D printing will create a revolution in manufacturing, a real paradigm change.3D printing holds the promise to manufacture with less waste and energy. We can print metals, ceramics, sand, synthetic materials such as plastics, food or living cells. However, the production of plastics is nowadays based on fossil fuels. And that’s where we witness a paradigm change too. The production of these synthetic materials can be based also on biomaterials with biomass as feedstock.A wealth of new and innovative products are emerging when we combine these two paradigm changes: 3D printing and biomaterials. Moreover, the combination of 3D printing with biomaterials holds the promise to realize a truly sustainable and circular economy."

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Although workplace design and management are gaining more and more attention from modern organizations, workplace research is still very fragmented and spread across multiple disciplines in academia. There are several books on the market related to workplaces, facility management (FM), and corporate real estate management (CREM) disciplines, but few open up a theoretical and practical discussion across multiple theories from different disciplines. Therefore, workplace researchers are not aware of all the angles from which workplace management and effects of workplace design on employees has been or could be studied. A lot of knowledge is lost between disciplines, and sadly, many insights do not reach workplace managers in practice. Therefore, this new book series is started by associate professor Rianne Appel-Meulenbroek (Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands) and postdoc researcher Vitalija Danivska (Aalto University, Finland) as editors, published by Routledge. It is titled ‘Transdisciplinary Workplace Research and Management’ because it bundles important research insights from different disciplinary fields and shows its relevance for both academic workplace research and workplace management in practice. The books will address the complexity of the transdisciplinary angle necessary to solve ongoing workplace-related issues in practice, such as knowledge worker productivity, office use, and more strategic management. In addition, the editors work towards further collaboration and integration of the necessary disciplines for further development of the workplace field in research and in practice. This book series is relevant for workplace experts both in academia and industry. This second book in the series focuses on the role of workplace management in the organization and the tasks that workplace management needs to consider. The 18 theories that are presented in this book and applied to workplace research discuss management aspects from the organization’s perspective or dive deeper into issues related to people and/or building management. They all emphasize that workplace management is a complex matter that requires more strategic attention in order to add value for various stakeholders. The final chapter of the book describes a first step towards integrating the presented theories into an interdisciplinary framework for developing a grand workplace management theory.

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"How does the public sector manage the vast sums spent annually on goods and services? For individual municipalities, counties, and state agencies it is, in practical terms, about obtaining resources that enable them to deliver the services they are obligated to deliver. For Parliament and the government, it is not just about securing the production of goods and services here and now, but about how we ensure good and consistent standards of welfare in the future as well. In addition, there are high expectations that purchases occur in sustainable, efficient, and intelligent ways and that suppliers are challenged to think creatively – to be innovative. As for buyers, a greater degree of professionalization within public procurement practices is expected. In this anthology we have brought together several authors who are contributing new research focused on how public sector procurements are carried out in Norway. Topics range from questions around outsourcing, how the procurement function is organized, contract administration, purchaser competence, and the use of data analytics. Readers will also find a review of Norwegian research on public procurement published in international journals over the past two decades. "

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This edited volume contains the selected papers presented at the scientific board meeting of the German Cluster of Excellence on “Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries”, held in November 2014. The topical structure of the book is clustered in six sessions: Integrative Production Technology, Individualised Production, Virtual Production Systems, Integrated Technologies, Self-Optimising Production Systems and Human Factors in Production Technology. The Aachen perspective on a holistic theory of production is complemented by conference papers from external leading researchers in the fields of production, materials science and bordering disciplines. The target audience primarily comprises research experts and practitioners in the field but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

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This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2016, held in Edinburgh, UK, in May 2016.

While agile development has already become mainstream in industry, this field is still constantly evolving and continues to spur an enormous interest both in industry and academia. To this end, the XP conference attracts a large number of software practitioners and researchers, providing a rare opportunity for interaction between the two communities.

The 14 full papers accepted for XP 2016 were selected from 42 submissions. Additionally, 11 experience reports (from 25 submissions) 5 empirical studies (out of 12 submitted) and 5 doctoral papers (from 6 papers submitted) were selected, and in each case the authors were shepherded by an experienced researcher. Generally, all of the submitted papers went through a rigorous peer-review process.

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This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2016, held in Edinburgh, UK, in May 2016.

While agile development has already become mainstream in industry, this field is still constantly evolving and continues to spur an enormous interest both in industry and academia. To this end, the XP conference attracts a large number of software practitioners and researchers, providing a rare opportunity for interaction between the two communities.

The 14 full papers accepted for XP 2016 were selected from 42 submissions. Additionally, 11 experience reports (from 25 submissions) 5 empirical studies (out of 12 submitted) and 5 doctoral papers (from 6 papers submitted) were selected, and in each case the authors were shepherded by an experienced researcher. Generally, all of the submitted papers went through a rigorous peer-review process.

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This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2016, held in Edinburgh, UK, in May 2016.

While agile development has already become mainstream in industry, this field is still constantly evolving and continues to spur an enormous interest both in industry and academia. To this end, the XP conference attracts a large number of software practitioners and researchers, providing a rare opportunity for interaction between the two communities.

The 14 full papers accepted for XP 2016 were selected from 42 submissions. Additionally, 11 experience reports (from 25 submissions) 5 empirical studies (out of 12 submitted) and 5 doctoral papers (from 6 papers submitted) were selected, and in each case the authors were shepherded by an experienced researcher. Generally, all of the submitted papers went through a rigorous peer-review process.

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Dieses Open Access-Buch zeigt, dass Kompetenzentwicklung im Unternehmen so flexibel und innovativ sein kann, wie es die Arbeit oft schon ist. Der Ansatz „Agiles Lernen im Unternehmen“ wendet agile Methoden auf die betriebliche Weiterbildung an. Beschäftigte entwickeln neue Kompetenzen direkt im Arbeitsumfeld, die Herangehensweise ist dynamisch und kann im Verlauf des Lernens sich wandelnden Anforderungen und Rahmenbedingungen angepasst werden. Fachliche und methodische Begleiter unterstützen das Lernen und richten es am Bedarf des Unternehmens aus. Das Buch stellt Agiles Lernen im Unternehmen umfassend dar: Der erste Teil beschreibt den Hintergrund und das Vorgehen im Einzelnen. Im zweiten Teil werden sieben ausgewählte agile Lernprojekte aus sehr unterschiedlichen Unternehmen vorgestellt. Der dritte Teil behandelt übergreifende Themen zu Gestaltung, Organisation und Perspektive des agilen Lernens. Es lädt dazu ein, den Ansatz selbst auszuprobieren.

Die Herausgeber

Dr. Jörg Longmuß ist Maschinenschlosser, Ingenieur für Konstruktionstechnik und Erziehungswissenschaftler. Seine Schwerpunkte sind Nachhaltigkeit in Produktentstehung und betrieblicher Weiterbildung. Er ist Vorstand bei Sustainum – Institut für zukunftsfähiges Wirtschaften Berlin. Gabriele Korge ist gelernte Nachrichtentechnische Assistentin und Soziologin M.A. Ihre Schwerpunkte sind Organisationsentwicklung, Kompetenzmanagement und betriebliche Weiterbildung. Sie ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin beim Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation IAO Stuttgart. Agnes Bauer ist Diplom-Psychologin. Am TransferZentrum für Neurowissenschaften und Lernen der Universität Ulm hat sie über zwölf Jahre zu betrieblichem Lernen und zu Lernen in informellen Kontexten geforscht sowie Lernkonzepte entwickelt und evaluiert. Dr. Benjamin Höhne ist Diplom-Psychologe und arbeitet als Projektkoordinator am Fernstudieninstitut der Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin sowie als Coach für agile Lernprojekte in verschiedenen Netzwerken zum Themenbereich digitale Kompetenzen.

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Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Agriculture; Food Science; Plant Ecology; Animal Ecology; Marine & Freshwater Sciences

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This book reports the results from on-site research into radioactive cesium contamination in various agricultural systems affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident that occurred in March 2011. This is the second volume from the research groups formed in the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences of The University of Tokyo who have published the initial data in their first volume. In this book, additional data collected in the subsequent years are presented to show how the radioactivity level in agricultural products and their growing environments have changed with time. The data clarify the route by which radioactive materials entered agricultural products and their movement among different components (e.g., soil, water, and trees) within an environmental system (e.g., forests). The book consists of various topics, including radioactivity inspection of food products; decontamination trials for rice and livestock production; the state of contamination in wild animals and birds, trees, mushrooms, and timber; the dynamics of radioactivity distribution in mountain and paddy fields; damage incurred by the forestry and fishery industries; and the change in consumers’ minds. The last chapter introduces a real-time radioisotope imaging system, the forefront technique to visualize actual movement of cesium in soil and in plants. This is the only book to provide systematic data about the actual change of radioactivity, and thus is of great value for all researchers who wish to understand the effect of radioactive fallout on agriculture. The project is ongoing; the research groups continue their work in the field for further evaluation of the long-term effects.

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This book reports the results from on-site research into radioactive cesium contamination in various agricultural systems affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident that occurred in March 2011. This is the second volume from the research groups formed in the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences of The University of Tokyo who have published the initial data in their first volume. In this book, additional data collected in the subsequent years are presented to show how the radioactivity level in agricultural products and their growing environments have changed with time. The data clarify the route by which radioactive materials entered agricultural products and their movement among different components (e.g., soil, water, and trees) within an environmental system (e.g., forests). The book consists of various topics, including radioactivity inspection of food products; decontamination trials for rice and livestock production; the state of contamination in wild animals and birds, trees, mushrooms, and timber; the dynamics of radioactivity distribution in mountain and paddy fields; damage incurred by the forestry and fishery industries; and the change in consumers’ minds. The last chapter introduces a real-time radioisotope imaging system, the forefront technique to visualize actual movement of cesium in soil and in plants. This is the only book to provide systematic data about the actual change of radioactivity, and thus is of great value for all researchers who wish to understand the effect of radioactive fallout on agriculture. The project is ongoing; the research groups continue their work in the field for further evaluation of the long-term effects.

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This open access book provides a clear holistic conceptual framework of CISS-F (competitiveness, inclusiveness, sustainability, scalability and access to finance) to analyse the efficiency of value chains of high value agricultural commodities in India. It is based on the understanding that agriculture is an integrated system that connects farming with logistics, processing and marketing. Farmer’s welfare being central to any agricultural policy makes it very pertinent to study how a value chain works and can be strengthened further to realize this policy goal. This book adds value to the existing research by studying the value chains end-to-end across a wide spectrum of agricultural commodities with the holistic lens of CISS-F. It is not enough that a value chain is competitive but not inclusive or it is competitive and inclusive but not sustainable. The issue of scalability is very critical to achieve macro gains in terms of greater farmer outreach and sectoral growth. The research undertaken here brings out some very useful insights for policymaking in terms of what needs to be done better to steer the agricultural value chains towards being more competitive, inclusive, sustainable and scalable. The value chain specific research findings help draw very nuanced policy recommendations as well as present a big picture of the future direction of policy making in agriculture.

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<B>Diese Arbeit wurde mit dem Hochschulpreis des Deutschen Aktieninstituts (1. Preis) ausgezeichnet. Die Jury würdigte besonders die hohe Praxisrelevanz der Arbeit sowie die ausführlichen statistischen</B><B> Analysen.</B><BR> Seit 1998 können deutsche Aktiengesellschaften den Erwerb eigener Aktien als Instrument der Finanzierungspolitik nutzen. Über hundert deutsche Gesellschaften haben bereits davon Gebrauch gemacht. Allerdings gehen die Meinungen über Sinn und Nutzen von deutschen Rückkaufprogrammen noch weit auseinander. In dieser Arbeit wird daher zunächst analysiert, welche Rahmenbedingungen deutsche Gesellschaften beim Erwerb eigener Anteile berücksichtigen müssen. Darauf aufbauend werden erstmals die tatsächlichen Kursreaktionen deutscher Aktienrückkaufprogramme empirisch untersucht. Schließlich werden mögliche Erwerbsmotive zur Durchführung von Rückkäufen systematisiert sowie empirisch eruiert, inwieweit diese Motive die gemessenen Kursreaktionen erklären können. Die Arbeit richtet sich zum einen an Wissenschaftler auf dem Gebiet der empirischen Kapitalmarktforschung und zum anderen an Investmentbanker, Unternehmensberater sowie Mitarbeiter börsennotierter Gesellschaften aus den Bereichen Finanzen, Rechnungswesen, Unternehmensplanung und Investor Relations.

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This open access book examines an interdependent approach to happiness and well-being, one that contrasts starkly with dominant approaches that have originated from Western culture(s). It highlights the diversity of potential pathways towards happiness and well-being globally, and answers calls - voiced in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals - for more socially and environmentally sustainable models. Leading global organizations including the OECD, UNICEF, and UNESCO are now proposing human happiness and well-being as a more sustainable alternative to a myopic focus on GDP growth. Yet, the definition of well-being offered by these organizations derives largely from the philosophies, social sciences, and institutional patterns of Europe and the United States. Across seven chapters this book carefully probes the inadequacy of these approaches to well-being globally and reveals the distorting effect this has on how we imagine our world, organize institutions, and plan our collective future(s). It shares a wealth of evidence and examples from across East Asia - a region where interdependence remains foregrounded - and concludes by provocatively arguing that interdependence may provide a more sustainable approach to happiness and well-being in the 21st century. A timely and accessible book, it offers fresh insights for scholars and policymakers working in the areas of psychology, health, sociology, education, international development, public policy, and philosophy. This is an open access book.

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In management, decisions are expected to be based on rational analytics rather than intuition. But intuition, as a human evolutionary achievement, offers wisdom that, despite all the advances in rational analytics and AI, should be used constructively when recruiting and winning personnel. Integrating these inner experiential competencies with rational-analytical procedures leads to smart recruiting decisions.

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In today's rapidly changing business environment, strong influence of globalization and information technologies drives practitioners and researchers of modern supply chain management, who are interested in applying different contemporary management paradigms and approaches, to supply chain process. This book intends to provide a guide to researchers, graduate students and practitioners by incorporating every aspect of management paradigms into overall supply chain functions such as procurement, warehousing, manufacturing, transportation and disposal. More specifically, this book aims to present recent approaches and ideas including experiences and applications in the field of supply chains, which may give a reference point and useful information for new research and to those allied, affiliated with and peripheral to the field of supply chains and its management.

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Das vorliegende Open-Access-Buch umfasst Beiträge aus 29 Verbundvorhaben sowie dem begleitenden Verbundprojekt „TransWork“. Im Rahmen des Förderschwerpunkts „Arbeit in der digitalisierten Welt“ des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung wurden in den Projekten Entwicklungen im Transformationsprozess der Arbeitswelt analysiert, Lösungsansätze entwickelt und diese wissenschaftlich begleitet. In den Beiträgen werden Einblicke in die erarbeiteten Erkenntnisse und entwickelten Konzepte der Projekte gegeben. Hieraus lassen sich für Akteure aus Politik und Wirtschaft Handlungsempfehlungen ableiten und es ergeben sich neue Forschungsimpulse für die Wissenschaft.

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The subject of economic valorisation has become a current topic and the idea that culture can be considered a factor of economic production, able to generate wealth, appears to have been generally accepted. The book consists of a series of essays about the economic valorisation of the cultural, artistic and environmental heritage of the art city of Florence using a business economics approach and will appeal to scholars and researchers focusing on the cultural economics and managerial economics of art and to practitioners in the cultural sector and policy makers.

The subject of economic valorisation has become a current topic and the idea that culture can be considered a factor of economic production, able to generate wealth, appears to have been generally accepted. The book consists of a series of essays about the economic valorisation of the cultural, artistic and environmental heritage of the art city of Florence using a business economics approach and will appeal to scholars and researchers focusing on the cultural economics and managerial economics of art and to practitioners in the cultural sector and policy makers.

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This edited volume explores a variety of aspects of associative governance, providing detailed case studies of associations and associational governance in Scandinavia. Theoretically developing a concept and approach of associative governance, the book sheds light on a dynamic way of perceiving associative aspects of community and commercial life that has been hitherto underexplored and undertheorized. It shows how governance by associations may be conducted not only bottom‑up by self‑organized and voluntary participation, but also top‑down by authoritative incorporation through government, and – not least – in multifarious interstices in between. New section by exploring a vibrant panoply of dimensions of associative governance, empirically grounded in historical analyses of a wide range of organizational repertoires, the book may provide novel insights into the significant role of associative governance in Scandinavia over the past two centuries. Finally, it provides research‑based knowledge about how to maintain “good political and economic institutions” in the future and a more holistic and dynamic approach to the literature on The Nordic model. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of Nordic and Scandinavian studies, history, sociology, political science, marketing, social policy, organization theory, and public management. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution‑Non Commercial‑No Derivatives (CC‑BY‑NC‑ND) 4.0 license.

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Jahrzehntelang dominierte in Deutschland eine interne Finanzierung von betrieblichen Pensionszusagen durch Rückstellungsbildung. Seit dem Ende der 1990er Jahre ist jedoch insbesondere bei kapitalmarktorientierten Unternehmen ein Trend zu einer Auslagerung bestehender Pensionszusagen auf unternehmensexterne Versorgungsträger zu beobachten. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersucht der Autor in seiner Dissertation, ob und unter welchen Bedingungen eine Auslagerung betrieblicher Pensionszusagen aus betriebswirtschaftlicher Sicht sinnvoll sein kann. Dazu analysiert er zunächst die Motive für eine Auslagerung unternehmensintern finanzierter Pensionszusagen und unterzieht diese einer kritischen Würdigung. Daran anknüpfend widmet er sich der Frage, inwieweit die in Deutschland existierenden Auslagerungswege die mit einem Wechsel auf eine unternehmensexterne Finanzierung von Pensionszusagen verbundenen Motive erfüllen können. Abschließend wird untersucht, in welchem Umfang deutsche Unternehmen in den letzten Jahren bestehende Pensionszusagen auf externe Versorgungsträger übertragen haben. Zu diesem Zweck werden die Geschäftsberichte der DAX-Unternehmen für die Jahre 2000 bis 2007 analysiert.

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Ist das voll automatisierte, autonom fahrende Auto zum Greifen nah? Testfahrzeuge und Zulassungen in den USA erwecken diesen Eindruck, werfen aber gleichzeitig viele neue Fragestellungen auf. Wie werden autonome Fahrzeuge in das aktuelle Verkehrssystem integriert? Wie erfolgt ihre rechtliche Einbettung? Welche Risiken bestehen und wie wird mit diesen umgegangen? Und welche Akzeptanz seitens der Gesellschaft sowie des Marktes kann hinsichtlich dieser Entwicklungen überhaupt erwartet werden?Das vorliegende Buch gibt Antworten auf ein breites Spektrum dieser und weiterer Fragen. Expertinnen und Experten aus Deutschland und den USA beschreiben aus ingenieur- und gesellschaftswissenschaftlicher Sicht zentrale Themen im Zusammenhang mit der Automatisierung von Fahrzeugen im öffentlichen Straßenverkehr. Sie zeigen auf, welche „Entscheidungen“ einem autonomen Fahrzeug abverlangt werden beziehungsweise welche „Ethik“ programmiert werden muss. Die Autorinnen und Autoren diskutieren Erwartungen und Bedenken, die die individuelle wie auch die gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz des autonomen Fahrens kennzeichnen. Ein durch autonome Fahrzeuge erhöhtes Sicherheitspotenzial wird den Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätzen, die bei der Absicherung des Sicherheitskonzeptes eine Rolle spielen, gegenübergestellt. Zudem erläutern sie, welche Veränderungsmöglichkeiten und Chancen sich für unsere Mobilität und die Neuorganisation des Verkehrsgeschehens ergeben, nicht zuletzt auch für den Güterverkehr. Das Buch bietet somit eine aktuelle, umfassende und wissenschaftlich fundierte Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema „Autonomes Fahren“.

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Im Handel gewinnt die langfristige, strategisch fundierte Profilierung im Wettbewerbsumfeld zunehmend an Bedeutung. Dies gilt in besonderem Maße für Handelsunternehmen in vertraglichen Vertriebssystemen, die sowohl mit systemfremden wie auch systeminternen Betrieben konkurrieren. Hohe Aktualität hat diese Problematik für die Vertragshändlersysteme der Automobilbranche. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird in dieser Studie das Verhalten von 345 Automobilhändlern unter Einbeziehung ihrer Unternehmens-, Markt- und Erfolgssituation analysiert. Auf der Grundlage eines konzeptionellen Ansatzes zur Betriebstypenprofilierung werden sechs reale Betriebstypen im Automobilhandel identifiziert und ihre zentralen Profilierungsdimensionen, Einflußfaktoren sowie die daraus resultierenden Erfolgswirkungen untersucht.

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Bei Unternehmensakquisitionen werden häufig zusätzliche Investitionsoptionen geschaffen, über die erst in Zukunft entschieden wird. Die hierdurch entstehende unternehmerische Flexibilität besitzt einen ökonomischen Wert, der mit traditionellen Ertragswert- bzw. DCF-Verfahren nur schwer vollständig zu erfassen ist. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden zu deren Ergänzung Optionsbewertungskalküle vorgeschlagen. Der Autor erörtert sowohl theoretische Anwendungsvoraussetzungen als auch Gestaltungsalternativen einer praktischen Implementierung. Die im Zusammenhang mit solchen Investitionsoptionen diskutierten Aspekte werden anhand eines durchgängigen Zahlenbeispiels präsentiert. Die vorgestellte Bewertungsmethodik ist zudem nicht nur bei strategischen Akquisitionen einsetzbar, sondern kann auch beim Aufbau neuer Geschäftsfelder eine geeignete Beurteilungsgrundlage darstellen.

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Beyond Human Resources - Research Paths Towards a New Understanding of Workforce Management Within Organizations is a concise and pragmatic book about new trends and future lines in human resource management (HRM). It provides an overview of those crucial topics defining today's HR function. It includes nine chapters offering a framework about urgent HR challenges and lines of actions to understand how HR adapts and innovates to face new organizational realities. This volume is a useful resource for graduate students in the HR discipline.

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Beyond Human Resources - Research Paths Towards a New Understanding of Workforce Management Within Organizations is a concise and pragmatic book about new trends and future lines in human resource management (HRM). It provides an overview of those crucial topics defining today’s HR function. It includes nine chapters offering a framework about urgent HR challenges and lines of actions to understand how HR adapts and innovates to face new organizational realities. This volume is a useful resource for graduate students in the HR discipline.

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This book investigates why, despite more and more resources devoted to safety training, expectations are not entirely met, particularly in the industrial sectors that have already achieved a high safety level. It not only reflects the most precious viewpoints of experts from different disciplines, different countries, with experiences in various industrial fields at the cutting edge of theories and practices in terms of safety, professionalization and their relationships. It also consolidates the positioning of the Foundation for an Industrial Safety Culture, highlighting what is currently considered at stake in terms of safety training, taking into account the system of constraints the different stakeholders are submitted to. It reports some success stories as well as elements which could explain the observed plateau in terms of outcome. It identifies some levers for evolution for at-risk industry and outlines a possible research agenda to go further with experimental solutions.

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This book investigates why, despite more and more resources devoted to safety training, expectations are not entirely met, particularly in the industrial sectors that have already achieved a high safety level. It not only reflects the most precious viewpoints of experts from different disciplines, different countries, with experiences in various industrial fields at the cutting edge of theories and practices in terms of safety, professionalization and their relationships. It also consolidates the positioning of the Foundation for an Industrial Safety Culture, highlighting what is currently considered at stake in terms of safety training, taking into account the system of constraints the different stakeholders are submitted to. It reports some success stories as well as elements which could explain the observed plateau in terms of outcome. It identifies some levers for evolution for at-risk industry and outlines a possible research agenda to go further with experimental solutions.

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This book investigates why, despite more and more resources devoted to safety training, expectations are not entirely met, particularly in the industrial sectors that have already achieved a high safety level. It not only reflects the most precious viewpoints of experts from different disciplines, different countries, with experiences in various industrial fields at the cutting edge of theories and practices in terms of safety, professionalization and their relationships. It also consolidates the positioning of the Foundation for an Industrial Safety Culture, highlighting what is currently considered at stake in terms of safety training, taking into account the system of constraints the different stakeholders are submitted to. It reports some success stories as well as elements which could explain the observed plateau in terms of outcome. It identifies some levers for evolution for at-risk industry and outlines a possible research agenda to go further with experimental solutions.

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FonCSI; professionalization of safety; risk management

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Big data are changing the way we work. This book conveys a theoretical understanding of big data and the related interactions on a socio-technological level as well as on the organizational level. Big data challenge the human resource department to take a new role. An organization’s new competitive advantage is its employees augmented by big data.

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Within the last decades, universities are increasingly expected and measured by their direct engagement in collaborations beyond academia. Exploring the potential that lies in university-business collaborations, the present anthology attends to the dilemmas, dualities, and challenges that follow such collaborations, especially in the academic traditions of the social sciences and humanities. Each contribution investigates how the human perspective – a perspective that highlights how complex knowledge and a deep understanding of human everyday life – enriches companies’ processes, products, services, and ideas. Some chapters focus on collaborations between researchers and business practitioners, others focus on teaching examples involving students in the collaborative work with businesses and organisations, and again others contribute with more theoretical considerations. By gathering hands-on experiences, the book provides readers with inspirations, reflections on, and insights into university-business collaborations. This book, therefore, is intended for researchers within the humanities and social sciences, who want to get a deeper understanding of the practice of such collaborations.

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Within the last decades, universities are increasingly expected and measured by their direct engagement in collaborations beyond academia. Exploring the potential that lies in university-business collaborations, the present anthology attends to the dilemmas, dualities, and challenges that follow such collaborations, especially in the academic traditions of the social sciences and humanities.</P> <P>Each contribution investigates how the human perspective – a perspective that highlights how complex knowledge and a deep understanding of human everyday life – enriches companies’ processes, products, services, and ideas. Some chapters focus on collaborations between researchers and business practitioners, others focus on teaching examples involving students in the collaborative work with businesses and organisations, and again others contribute with more theoretical considerations.</P> <P>By gathering hands-on experiences, the book provides readers with inspirations, reflections on, and insights into university-business collaborations. This book, therefore, is intended for researchers within the humanities and social sciences, who want to get a deeper understanding of the practice of such collaborations.

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This second book in the EFMD Management Education series explores business schools’ increasing focus on, and search for, meaningful societal and economic research impact. This involves, in particular, co-operation and collaboration in both knowledge creation and implementation of the findings of academic research in practice. Business schools have a critical role to play in ‘rewiring’ our missions for research relevance, impact and reach, and in recognising needs and addressing real issues of society and economy. With cases from a range of international business schools, the book doesn’t simply highlight the need for the dominant research model in business schools to evolve, but illustrates how this can happen in practice. In so doing, it opens the discussion on how the business school can contribute in very real ways to solving global and complex challenges such as climate change, rising inequalities, international isolationism, eroding democratic systems, and the spread of fake news. These are goals that the EFMD has championed since its inception, and this book will be of value and interest to policy makers and business leaders seeking insight into how management education will be shaped to support business and wider society, as well as those working in business schools and higher education leaders. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

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Today, more than ever, the world needs to be considered a finite and limited system, characterised by scarce resources and as a place where restocking is not possible in an infinite way. As such, careful resource management needs to be planned and set by the concurrent actions of heterogeneous stakeholders, from policymakers up to academics and practitioners, to effectively implement the Circular Economy. This reprint highlights new opportunities and challenges for the Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Performance Management, focusing on technological advancements and management initiatives, including public-private partnerships between stakeholders.

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Are you organising an international heritage project? Turning a so-called 'heritage revival' into a meaningful experience for the general public can be a challenge to historians, archaeologists, museum conservators and tourism professionals alike. This Companion to European Heritage Revivals offers inspiration and new ideas to those who want to engage a large, international audience in activities which bring the past to life. It offers a critical examination of the field’s basic concepts and discusses a vast array of 'heritage revival tools', including games, historical re-enactments, 3D-visualisations, films, television documentaries, spatial designs and most importantly, international heritage routes. Through many case studies, this book demonstrates how various aspects of heritage can be effectively presented by linking historical places and landscapes in a single revival to create a multifaceted but coherent whole. Above all, it shows the exceptional success achieved by projects which consistently focus on creating meaningful experiences together with individual users

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, ISCIS 2016, held in Krakow, Poland, in October 2016.

The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on smart algorithms; data classification and processing; stochastic modelling; performance evaluation; queuing systems; wireless networks and security; image processing and computer vision.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, ISCIS 2016, held in Krakow, Poland, in October 2016.

The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on smart algorithms; data classification and processing; stochastic modelling; performance evaluation; queuing systems; wireless networks and security; image processing and computer vision.

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Flow of ions through voltage gated channels can be represented theoretically using stochastic differential equations where the gating mechanism is represented by a Markov model. The flow through a channel can be manipulated using various drugs, and the effect of a given drug can be reflected by changing the Markov model. These lecture notes provide an accessible introduction to the mathematical methods needed to deal with these models. They emphasize the use of numerical methods and provide sufficient details for the reader to implement the models and thereby study the effect of various drugs. Examples in the text include stochastic calcium release from internal storage systems in cells, as well as stochastic models of the transmembrane potential. Well known Markov models are studied and a systematic approach to including the effect of mutations is presented. Lastly, the book shows how to derive the optimal properties of a theoretical model of a drug for a given mutation defined in terms of a Markov model.

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É possível ter serviços públicos com mais qualidade? Como gerenciar as relações no setor de modo que todos saiam ganhando? A população dispõe de meios para garantir sua cidadania, ampliando, assim, sua participação na esfera pública? Como? Em Conflitos, Eficiência e Democracia na Gestâo Pública, há respostas a estas e outras perguntas. De maneira simples, o autor discute a negociação coletiva e suas táticas. Mostra exemplos de documentos que podem ser úteis no processo.

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There are a large number of factors which may cause markets to evolve . In a market ecosystem, a marketer’s job is to create and sustain a business that is meant to be strong, agile, and sustainable enough to survive even in the fastest-changing environment. Thus successful strategy development is crucial for a marketing manager just as it is for a manager at the top management level. Marketing carries the roles of strategic thinking, planning, and management by leading, creating, and providing energy as a power center to many organizations. A marketer has to have the vision to develop not just business, but also functional and operational strategies as well as marketing actions, constantly adjusting them all for the better. Affected by both unwanted changes and/or desired developments in many circumstances, we observe today that the marketers who aim to create value are looking for different and more sustainable competitive methods. This helps businesses gain a relative advantage in the market. New trends are emerging with the help of technological developments which are affecting customers, cultures and values, the economy, budget limitations, other restrictions regarding businesses, and so on. Thus, marketing management needs to take a fresh look at market strategy development and implementation. The ideas that could change the way businesses do their job could arise from both inside and outside the company, including different markets and trends, practices of rivals or studies of marketing academia. Following this notion, we aimed to create a work that would provide a comprehensive review and a discussion of what is new and important for today and for the future in marketing ecosystems. With this book (Contemporary Issues in Strategic Marketing), our intention is to share the valuable ideas of esteemed marketing scholars and experts on the latest and most-valued concepts and developments in different sectors, particularly concerning the competitive marketing landscape in different markets around the world. All the work in this book has been developed by marketing scholars and/or experts and peer-reviewed by a different group of established scholars. The book is thought to be valued and appreciated by both academia and practitioners. Aiming to present the development of new trends, tools, and concepts in the global marketing area, this book has world-wide contributors, consisting of 11 different respected authors from 4 different countries, which are Turkey, the United States of America, Australia and Kyrgyzstan. We attached particular importance to the inclusion of a diverse collection of expert ideas and perspectives from around the world, while also allowing for the subject area to be wide. The book is organized into 9 chapters. It covers many facets in an attempt to understand the most popular current trends for areas of marketing strategy development. It provides insights both for academia and also for marketing managers and/or for entrepreneurs in terms of discussions into different aspects of marketing strategy development, addressing mainly the following contemporary issues in a single and/or a diverse collection of markets. The book includes a chapter on Brand Management Strategies and Challenges, which is crucial for contemporary markets. Advantages and disadvantages of various branding strategies, traditional vs. digital media and their importance for branding and the future of branding are topics which are widely discussed in this chapter. Another chapter is the review on the then and now of Customer Management: From Past to the Future. Components and applications of customer relationship management in different sectors, new technologies affecting customer relationship management, big data as a source of information, and new formats of customer relationship management are discussed in this chapter. Entrepreneurial Marketing is the emphasis of another chapter, as we see lots of new businesses and new business areas today. Attributes of entrepreneurial marketing, the importance of gathering customer insights, and acquiring market information x are some of the topics discussed in that chapter. Ethics for consumers, the phenomenon of Ethical Consumption and related marketing decisions are discussed in a different chapter. The main topics in this chapter are what ethical consumption is and how to differentiate it from other related concepts, the history of ethical consumption, concerns about the environment and human well-being due to consumption patterns of consumers, and the attitude-behavior gap. Sponsorship Marketing strategies are presented and reviewed for the sake of the sports industry. The importance and effectiveness of sponsorship within large sports events is discussed in detail; statistics and data from real-world sports events are analyzed based on effectiveness and passion indexes in this chapter. Due to growing interest in non-traditional research techniques, another chapter reveals the practices that could benefit from Neuroscience Marketing. Emerging new services, the digitalization and the mobilization of services industries, and the use of new tools, channels, and Services Marketing Strategies are portrayed in another chapter. There is also a chapter which provides a discussion of the claim that the Color of the Future of Marketing Strategies is Green, which is the title of the chapter. Green marketing, green marketing mix, green consumer concepts, green marketing strategies and global green practices are widely discussed in that chapter. With its inevitable popularity, Social Media is presented and reviewed in a chapter as part of new marketing communications strategies. A deeper understanding of social media and its tools, choosing the right social media to create the desired marketing outcome and the future of marketing communication and social media are also discussed. As the editor of the book, I kindly thank all the authors for their valuable contributions and to the reviewers for their time, careful work and contributions. I thank Istanbul University Administration; the Rectorate of Istanbul University, and the Dean’s Office of Istanbul University School of Business. I owe special thanks to the Istanbul University Press Administration and the Editorial Team. I also thank Feyza Nur KUTAY for her valuable contributions and all the other members and/or people who have taken a role in the production and publication of this book.

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This open access book examines the increase in outsourcing, contracting and subcontracting as ways of organising work. It explores the impact of these employment arrangements on public safety, particularly when they are linked to complex supply networks in a range of engineering industries including oil and gas, nuclear power and aviation. The brief provides practical recommendations on how best to manage arrangements that target short-term profitability and also maintain excellence in long-term safety outcomes. The brief is a source of advice for organisations on how to maximise the benefits and minimise long-term system reliability issues that can be introduced by contracting and outsourcing, rather than assuming it to be a wholly negative or positive practice. Contracting and Safety comprises qualitative, empirical studies focusing on high-reliability organisation. As such, this brief provides a rich picture of the experience of working in complex supply chains. It will be of interest to researchers in industrial safety, as well as safety professionals and project managers within engineering industries.

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This edited volume aims to intimate and orient readers on the current state of corporate governance and strategic decision making a decade after the global financial crises. In particular, it sheds more light on the current state of affairs of corporate governance mechanisms, codes, and their enforcement as well as novel issues arising. The ten constituent chapters contained herein are authored by seasoned academics with research interests in the areas of corporate governance, strategic management, and sustainable management practices. It provides up-to-date theoretical and empirical evidence of such corporate governance issues as corporate governance codes, corporate fraud, quality of earnings, strategic decision making, corporate social responsibility, sustainable management, and sustainable growth strategies. Irrespective of the diverse nature and span of the topics included, this edited volume is divided into three sections and structured to read as a unit.

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Corporate Governance als Sicherstellung einer verantwortungsvollen und zielorientierten Unternehmensführung ist ein interdisziplinär intensiv diskutiertes Forschungsfeld. Dabei wird regelmäßig ein positiver Wirkungszusammenhang zwischen Corporate Governance und Unternehmenserfolg unterstellt. Diese Arbeit verfolgt das Ziel, auf Basis eines empirischen Forschungsansatzes die Wirkung zwischen «guter» Corporate Governance und dem Unternehmenserfolg zu analysieren und die erfolgsfördernde Gestaltung und Umsetzung der Corporate Governance zu untersuchen. Insbesondere dem Controlling als Mitgestalter und Begleiter des Managementprozesses kommt in diesem Zusammenhang eine zentrale Bedeutung zu, die in bisherigen Forschungsarbeiten kaum untersucht wurde.

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The world’s people and their leaders face a complex and multifaceted set of ‘eco-social questions’. As the productivity of humanity increases, the negative external environmental effects of production and consumption patterns become increasingly problematic and threaten the human welfare. As the regulating power of national and international governments is limited, this challenge has generated a strong interest in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of companies. Firms find it increasingly important to meet the expectations of stakeholders with respect to the company’s contribution to profit, planet, and people. The primary aim of this book is to introduce the reader to the impacts and drivers of CSR, with a special focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Research into the social and environmental impacts of CSR is rare. This is a serious gap because if CSR were to fail to have favourable social and environmental impacts on society, the whole concept may become redundant. If societal impacts of CSR are substantial, it is important to know the drivers of CSR. This book considers (1) factors internal to the company, (2) the competitive environment of the company, (3) institutions external to the company, and (4) how the impacts of institutions are mediated or moderated by company internal factors. This book will fill this gap by estimating various types of models that integrate external and internal factors driving CSR and its impacts on environment, innovation, and reputation, making it a valuable resource for researchers, academics, and students in the fields of business management and CSR.

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How do creative workers work? This book brings together insights from a range of relevant disciplines to help answer this significant research question. Featuring case studies from the European context, contributors tap into the experiences and practices from creative workers, demonstrating their attempts to navigate a changing environment which affects spaces, identities, and professional roles. As cross-disciplinary re-thinking of work, labour processes and management practices in the creative and cultural industries, the book offers perspectives on the importance of highlighting creative work as a phenomenon and practice beyond a particular industry, market, or public sector. Providing an opportunity to expand our conception of what creative work is, the book draws on studies of a range of activities, practices and sectors that are usually included in the cultural and creative industries as well as ones that are more untraditional. The result is a volume that will interest students, practictioners, and scholars with an interest in the creative industries. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

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The central purpose of this collection of essays is to make a creative addition to the debates surrounding the cultural heritage domain. In the 21st century the world faces epochal changes which affect every part of society, including the arenas in which cultural heritage is made, held, collected, curated, exhibited, or simply exists. The book is about these changes; about the decentring of culture and cultural heritage away from institutional structures towards the individual; about the questions which the advent of digital technologies is demanding that we ask and answer in relation to how we understand, collect and make available Europe’s cultural heritage. Cultural heritage has enormous potential in terms of its contribution to improving the quality of life for people, understanding the past, assisting territorial cohesion, driving economic growth, opening up employment opportunities and supporting wider developments such as improvements in education and in artistic careers. Given that spectrum of possible benefits to society, the range of studies that follow here are intended to be a resource and stimulus to help inform not just professionals in the sector but all those with an interest in cultural heritage.

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The central purpose of this collection of essays is to make a creative addition to the debates surrounding the cultural heritage domain. In the 21st century the world faces epochal changes which affect every part of society, including the arenas in which cultural heritage is made, held, collected, curated, exhibited, or simply exists. The book is about these changes; about the decentring of culture and cultural heritage away from institutional structures towards the individual; about the questions which the advent of digital technologies is demanding that we ask and answer in relation to how we understand, collect and make available Europe’s cultural heritage. Cultural heritage has enormous potential in terms of its contribution to improving the quality of life for people, understanding the past, assisting territorial cohesion, driving economic growth, opening up employment opportunities and supporting wider developments such as improvements in education and in artistic careers. Given that spectrum of possible benefits to society, the range of studies that follow here are intended to be a resource and stimulus to help inform not just professionals in the sector but all those with an interest in cultural heritage.

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Das in dieser Open-Access-Publikation vorgestellte Toolbook soll zur Ermutigung und Stärkung von Science-/Society-Projekten beitragen und den weiteren Diskurs stimulieren. Es bietet wissenschaftlich fundierte und zugleich praxisnahe Methoden und Instrumente für die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Expert*innen und Stakeholdern aus Wissenschaft und Praxis zur Bewältigung realer, kontextsensitiver und gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen. Weiterhin dient es als Leitfaden, um Transferhemmnisse, die im Verlauf der Zusammenarbeit in transdisziplinären Projekten auftreten können, durch verschiedene Methoden und Instrumente erfolgreich zu überwinden.

Die Autor*innen:

Dr. Kerstin Kurzhals ist Nachwuchsprofessorin für Innovation, Engagement und Co-Creation an der Münster School of Business (MBS) und leitet die Forschungsgruppe Science-to-Society am Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre (S2BMRC).Katrin Uude ist Wissenschaftlerin in der Forschungsgruppe Science-to-Society des S2BMRC der FH Münster University of Applied Sciences und führt ihre Promotion in Kooperation mit der University of Adelaide durch. Choiwai Maggie Chak ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Forschungsgruppe Science-to-Society des S2BMRC der FH Münster. Sie forscht als Doktorandin an der University of Twente. Eva Sormani ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin in der Forschungsgruppe Science-to-Society des S2BMRC der FH Münster. Sie promoviert an der VU University in Amsterdam. Madleen Banze absolviert ihren Master der Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der WWU Münster und ist Projektmitarbeiterin im münster.land.leben Projekt in der Science-to-Society Forschungsgruppe.

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The complexity of production processes is on the rise due to evolving technology and changing lifestyles. This complexity can stem from factors within the production system or be influenced by characteristics or events external to the system. This reprint aims to conduct rigorous research focused on the application of data-driven decision-making algorithms to address diverse challenges within complex production systems.

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Rechnungslegung und Publizität stehen vor neuen Herausforderungen. Vor allem den Kapitalmarkt sollen sie mit entscheidungsrelevanten Informationen versorgen. <BR> In dieser Arbeit wird untersucht, inwiefern die bestehenden Strukturen dieser Aufgabe gerecht werden. Basierend auf der Unmöglichkeit, eine perfekte Rechnungslegungspublizität theoretisch abzuleiten, werden grundlegende Änderungen in dem Prozeß der Datengewinnung und Präsentation vorgeschlagen, welche die Evolution der Rechnungslegung durch konkurrierende Konzepte erleichtern sollen. <BR> Die Modifikationen führen zur Verlagerung weg von der monodimensionalen, zeitgebundenen Berichtspublizität hin zu einer mehrdimensionalen, zeitkontinuierlichen Datenbankpublizität. Hierfür wird eine exemplarische Client-Server-Umsetzung beschrieben.

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This Open-Access-Book analyzes the acceptance of sustainable freight transport and suggests a new framework for policy measures to decarbonize freight transport. Despite intense political endeavors, the environmental performance of the transport system has not improved in the previous years. It seems that the existing measures are not sufficient to motivate transport users to implement sustainable freight transport strategies. The case of three different strategies for sustainable freight transport is studied: horizontal collaboration in a Physical Internet network, multimodal freight transport and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as alternative truck fuel. Each of these three strategies falls within a different pillar of the avoid-shift-reduce framework. The determinants of acceptance and suggested policy measures in this study reflect transport users’ needs towards sustainable freight transport. This should support policy makers and the logistics industry to implement sustainable practices and achieve the ambitious emission targets by decarbonizing freight transport.

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